1955-05-12; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE. MICHIGAN.. THURSDAY MORNING   MAY 12, 1955
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New Series, Vol. 63, Hfo. 34
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Biology Course Interests
Those In Class and Out
Mrs. Ivah Bartow, hi •"■"»■
school librarian and teacher,
presents her second article in
the school corner this week.
Mm. Bartow has previously
written about the library, ithe
purchase of hooks, the use that
the library is put to and g€n-
et&l items in that area. This
time she discusses one of the
subjects she teaches, Biology, *
a favorite course of many
teen-agers,
Mrs. Bartow's greatest interest in the outdoors and in
plants and animals has added, .
a lot to the biological study in
the local school, and her enthusiasm for these things very
often has caught on with her
pupils.
An innate interest in living
■things make Biology a vital subject to the majority of both boys
and girls on high school,
In the fall they study the plant
world while trips into the surrounding woods and fields are possible. Specimens are collected on
these excursions and later used
for discussion and research. Individual reports are made in class
about specimens In which a special interest has been aroused.
It is gratifying to find that such
interest sustained so well that a
varied assortment of specimens is
continuously being brought into
the Biology room by not only current members of the class but also
iby upper classmen. Often members of alumni send or bring a
piece of rock, a dead animal or
some interesting plant life which
he remembers was an object of
interest while he was taking Biology, These additions to our col-
May 8 to 14
Hospital
Week Dates
In noting that May 8 to 14 is National Hospital Week, hospital administrators liken the community
hospital to a "hub", from which
the spokes oi Employees, Staff.
"Patients, Volunteer "Workers radiate. On account of the life-and-
health nature of a hospital's vital
service to it's community, these
"spokes" touch community life
jnore personally; and-, ---%^e«£*i tile,
hospital's influence for gbod or
ill".
"Take away any one of these
spokes, and a hospital is then only
a confusion of brick, steel, operating tables and gauze. It is moun-.
tains of charts and medicines, a
lifeless mass until human hands
touch it all to usefulness.
"For the last -two years, National Hospital "Week has grown out of
a day, May 12, celebrated as the
birthday of Florence Nightingale
who lived from 1820 to 1910 and
was one of the greatest names in
hospital history.
"Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, "The
Old Doctor", and founder of osteopathy lived from 1828 to 1917, and
the lives of these two heroic figures were affected by the same
currents of thought and world
events."
Since the celebration of the last
previous Hospital "Week, the Clara
General Hospital has completed
many steps to improve facilities
here for better servide to this
community.
Some of these improvements
mentioned by R. M. LeSage, administrator on the occasion of
Hospital "Week, are:
Complete remodeling of the operating rooms,
,    Purchase and installation of the
latest and finest X-ray equipment.
Complete remodeling of the delivery room.
The Clare General Hospital
Ladies Auxiliary has been, organized and already numbers 25 members. Projects have been undertaken which are greatly beneficial
to the hospital, and all members
of the group drew praise and commendation from Mr. LeSage.
The Clare General Hospital employs about 60 local persons, not
including the staff, but internes,
nurses, technicians, dieticians, librarians, maintainence personnel,
laundry, and office.
The sixteen members of the hospital's staff come from a 30-mile
area surrounding Clare.
lection of specimens has enriched
it and made it more valuable for
iboys and girls of future classes.
Later in the year animals are
studied beginning with those having one cell and progressing up to
a study of the human body. The
members of the -class disect earthworms and grasshoppers or crayfish, Other desections are made as
class demonstrations.
Conservation receives its share
of attention as a means of determining the value of certain insects, how to combat the harmful
species and the protection of their
enemies as assistants of control,
Nature of diseases of plants, animals and man are not neglected
and research is done on use of
antibiotics, serums and vaccines.
The scope of Biology is so widely variant that it would be impossible to mention all its phases
but if it is living you may be sure
that it gets attention.
Pioneers
Lose To
,3-2
The CHS Pioneer baseball team
played their best game of the,
season but lost the third game ia
a row Monday when the Mt. Pleasant Oilers took a 3-2 decision from
them on errors.
Coach Bob Baker's nine outhit
the Oilers, with six hits to Mt.
Pleasant's five, but sabotaged
themselves on errors.
The Oilers did most of their
damage during the first inning,
When they collected four hits,
which included two scratch
singles and an error.
Technically the losing pitcher,
Bill Siel hurled an excellent ball'
game, Coach Baker said. Siel allowed only one infield hit after
the first inning. He struck out two j
and walked one man in his second
loss.
He -was also batting star of the
game, collecting two of the hits
for the Pioneers, one *6f them a
single and one a triple; Fred Haggart chalked up a double for the
Pioneers.
Qoach Baker commented on the
sound pitching, but said again that
the team will have to improve
hitting percentages with men on
base.
The Mt. Pleasant Jayvees beat
the Clare Jayvees, 9-5, in a game
here tho same day.
The Pioneers will be in tourna-l
ment   play   at   Mt.   Pleasant   on
Thursday.   At   2   p.m.   they   meet
Bay City St, Stanislaus' nine.
Last Thursday, Clare took a 5-2
beating from the Shepherd Blue
Jays in the second conference
game'of the season.
Pete Brown slugged out two of
the Pioneers four-hit total. Don
Bay, losing pitcher, hit a double.
"It's too bad to waste the good
pitching with all of those errors
in the field," Coach Baker commented.
Redwing
Scout On
VFW Program
John Mitchell, chief scout of the
Detroit Red "Wing Hockey team,
and "Lefty" Wilson, assistant
trainer of the Red Wings will
make a personal appearance before the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
at the Doherty Hotel, Monday,
May 16, at 8:00 p.m.
The program will include film
highlights of the 1955 Detroit Red
Wing Stanley Cup Playoff games,
plus interesting sidelights of
hockey by each of the two person'
alities present. A round-table discussion will be held following the
presentation.
Appearance of the two at Clare
is part of a state-wide tour designed to enlighten sport enthusiasts concerning the world's
fastest game.
John E. Cobb is chairman in
charge of the arrangements for
the Special sports program.
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Grey Lady
Hospital Corps
To Organize
A Grey Lady corps is to be organized in Clare under sponsorship
of the Womens Auxiliary of the
Clare General * Hospital according
to an announcement by R. M. LeSage, hosnital administrator.
The new organization hopes to
be recognized by the * American
Red Cross and Miss Helen Jones,
a representative'of the ARC has' man; Farwell $40.00
Crackdown
On Double
Parking
Now that the heavy, summer
flow of traffic is starting through
Clare, City Police are l warning
motorists that vehicles double
parked on trunklihes and maln|
business streets will be ticketed.
When traffic was not so heavy,
double-parked motorists got only a
warning, Now the Police are
issuing tickets, in order* to control
traffic tie-ups-
Beginners
May 16-20
There will be a registration of
all children for kindergarten during the Week of May 16-20 in the'1
elementary principal's office. All
children whose fifth birthday
comes before December first of
this year are eligible to register
and start school next September,
1955. : V
Registering children how facilitates the opening of-vScbool in the
fall. Parental co-operation is asked in this matter,
The child to be enrolled is allowed to visit the Ipndergarten
while he is registered for next
year. If there are additional children at home and no one to leave
them with while enrolling the
kindergarten youngster,, bring
them along to the school and supervision will . be provided for
them.
Pixley Heads
Council
Theodore A. Pixley was'elected'
president of the Clare'Community
Council.at a meeting held Monday,
evening, May 9, at the Cit-y Hall.
Charles Cooper, the- retiring
president, conducted the fi^keting.
Other officers elected were_Elifhe ;|
Roe. vice president; Rliby Jack-
Son, secretary; and Ralph Cole,
treasurer.
Various cornmunity , sponsored
projects were discussed but no definite disbursement of furtds'oould
be made pending the determination of the budget available.
The next meeting oi the 'Council
will be June 7, at the City Hall.
At this time a representative
frorn all organizations iri Clare |
Willbe asked to be in attendance
to help further the work of our
community projects. '   •    • " *.'
Allen Park,
Farwell Trade
Their Mayors
The Farwell Chamber of Commerce and the Farwell Village
Council have set plans for entertaining George Schafer, of Allen
Park, Michigan, on Monday, May
16, exchange Mayor Day.
On entering Farwell, Mr. Schafer will be met by Duncan Koeplinger and Frank Coker,. representatives • of the Tillage pouacll- .A
noon luncheon sponsored: by the
C h a m b e r, of Cdmmerce will be
held at one of the local .restaurants. The luncheon is open to the
public and tickets are available
from Duncan Koeplinger; Frank
Coker and Phil Weaver.
The afternoon will be spent
showing Mr. Schafer the various
phases of community life in and
around Farwell, Visits will be
made to the farming areas, tourist
attractions and the public school
system.
The day long program is a part
of the state-wide Exchange Mayor
Day program which is being held
as a feature of the Michigan Week
celebration from May 15 to May
21 this year.
Nbtt
Book
.A. whole handful of gold
stars to Mrs. Harold, Skinner
. who writes the news out Brinton way. She had -her'newsletter in  on Saturday, which
. gives the " Sentinel staff a
break. Matter of fact, this
kjnd of virtue is its own reward, because if any hews has
to be left out fine to a tight
paper,   it's   never   any   that
comes in early.
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May 15 through 21 is Michigan
Week, and a time, for 7,000,000
Michiganders to stop and take a
good luck around them k at their
"pleasant peninsulas",  and cdunt
the blessings therein..
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It got plenty cold S u nd ay
night, but the lilacs are still
as sweet, and the tulips are
jaunty as ever, evidently none
the worse for a slight case of
frostbite.
227 To Graduate From
High Schools of County
And Rural Eighth Grades
Kraft Plant,
School Plan
<Wedtr Events
Clare, along with communities
throughout Michigan, Will pay tribute to the Mitten State in observance spread over next week, May
15-21.  "
Attorney,: Robert Campbell,
Clare's "Michigan. Week chairman,
Ms contacted pastors of area
churches, asking them to cite the
special week, in this Sunday's services. ■
The Clare City Commission has
Voted to ask Lake City's mayor
here to be- Clare's chief administrator for a day. Exchange of Mayors Day is Monday.
Wednesday has been named Education Day, but at Clare public
schools, pupils have events planned that will fill the week. Wednesday will be open house day at
school.
On Thursday, the Kraft Cheese
plant on West US-10 will be open
to the public, according' to Campbell. Visitors will nibble cheese
and crackers as they see this local
Industry on guided tours.
This is the second annual Michigan week that has been held.
Junior Bands
In Concert
Clare school's Junior and Beginning Bands are presented in the
first of their Annual Spring Concerts "tdnlght in the schc-.ol auditorium at *8 p.m.
A lively program of fifteen num-
The Gateway Lanes Ladies Fri-j hers  has been arranged. Rehear-*
day night bowling league held itB sals have polished the music until
annual banquet at the Twin Elms!the performers and their teacher
May 7. There were 69 present at are sure they have an audience-
Lady Bowlers
Make Awafds
uet
Cancer Drive
Over-the-Top"
Mrs. Neil Sowle, Clare County
Cancer Campaign Chairman announced-today that Clare County
is "Over The Top" with the Cancer Fund raising campaign.
To date a total of $1,465.10 has
been raised with donations still
coming in.
Clare County communities contributing as follows:
Clare $961.26, Mrs. Neil Sowle,
Chairman; Harrison $414.84, Mrs.
Dan Gzyzewski, Chairman, Lake
$49.00,  Mrs.  Neil Watkins,  Chair-
been obtained for the Speaker at
an orientation class to be conducted soon.
Anyone interested in joining the
Grey Ladies may secure an appli*
cation blank at the Clare General
Hospital, or may contact Mrs. R.
J. Kfanik, at 132-F3- Farwell,
Mrs. Sowle and members of
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority wish to
thank all chairmen and volunteer
workers who gave -their time and
all the people of Clare county who
so generously gave their money
to make the Cancer Campaign a
success,-
the dinner.
Bowlerettes of Clare Manufacturing Company were the Champs
of 1954-55. The members were Bonnie Bauder, Arlene Brasington,
Wilma Lang, Phyllis Schaaf and
Lois Mae Rutter and the substitutes, Doris Marshall and Loise
Ranger.   »
Rose Neff received the three
game series of 549. Betty Thatcher
won the high game 239 and the
high average 152. The girls With
perfect attendance were Arlene
Brasington, Drusilla Bigelow, La-
lia Phillips, Rose Neff, Catherine
Wloch, Nearine Keller, Fran Cam-
cross.
The new officers for the coming
year are: President, Betty Thatcher; Vice President, Donna Bailey;
Secretary and Treasurer, Connie
McNerney; Sgt, of Arms, Fran
Carncross.
The group hopes for an increased attendance this fall.
pleasing program.
Numbers include marches, descriptive numbers, cowboy songs,
popular melodys, and even a Congo.
Tickets for the concert are being
sold by band members, or may be
purchased at the door.
WW1 Veterans
To Meet Sunday
A World War I Veterans Barracks is being activated at Clare's
VFW Hall at.2 o'clock Sunday according to an announcement by
Charles Cooper. All veterans of
the 1918 conflict are invited to become members of this organization
which aims to protect their situation and improve government aids
for them.
Census Starts Monday
Starting this Monday, the School Census taker will
be knocking on local doors, so householders should get
the answers already' for the questions.
This is a count to show the movement of families into
and out of particular areas, for the use of school administrators in calculating school needs, and required state
aid. ■        -
A May 31 deadline has been set for completion of the
census.
They'll Know'The Mitten1 Like Palms of Their Hands
Michigan Week  activities  have ; main products are and where they
led school projects in classrooms | arc produced.     This booklet will
at Clare Public Schools this week
in anticipation of the state-wide
celebration of May 15-21.
Elementary grade, junior high,
and literature classes have been
busy with map making, story-4cll-
ing, and exhibiting*. Visitors will
be welcome at any time.
Mrs. Leota VanEvery's kindergarten will make a big map of
Michigan which will be on display.
The children will learn to locate
certain important cities, and they
Will learn about the Great Lake.
' Mrs. Kathryn Eroh's first grade
class plans to draw maps of Michigan and of the U.S. as a whole to
learn the location of Michigan
among other states. The class also
plans to read stories and poems
concerning Michigan's important
industries, and they will'learn the
state flower, bird and tree. The
children take particular interest in
the "Mitten. Song" which they
think is' very cute. Some have
been very interested in the new
bridge being constructed at the
straits.
Miss fiffie Hales' group plans to
make Michigan booklets which
will include a map of Michigan
whore they will   show  what   tne
also include Michigan's bird, flower and tree.
Mrs. Florence Kane's second
grade has built a bulletin board
on the early history and the industrial leaders of Michigan. The
class is also working on a creative
story about the state,
Mrs. Helen Garthe's third grade
has" constructed a mural of a
Memorial Day parade with the
Girl Scouts and the Brownies carrying the 4 flags which have flown
over Michigan, the flags being
French, Spanish,, English hnd "United States. The children also drew
maps of the state by tracing
around their left hand and locating Clare.
Mrs. Verona White's second
grade has been reading a book entitled, "Michigan" which notes
and explains the different things
that have made Michigan great.
They also made maps.
* Mrs. Maxine Freel's third 'grade
is making a large 'map of Michigan, locating the important -cities
and slating what they are important for. They are also studying
the different tribes of Indians that
made their home in Michigan.
pupils have written stories about
what they like and don't like about
Michigan. They have also divided
into groups to work on .such projects as industries, sports, history
and state seal, and memorable
events of Michigan.
Mrs. Blanche Giebel's fourth
graders have made an interesting
map listing different products of
Michigan and showing the city
they came from. They are Teading
stories on Michigan and have a
display of model cars that have
been made in'Michigan. The conservation officer. Mr. Don Bell,
talked to them Thursday, on conservation and national resources,
they also plan to do a chalk mural
on Paul Bunyan and Johnny Apple-
seed.
Mrs. Virginia Clute's fifth graders are going to have a panel dis*
cussion on Michigan.
Mrs, .Ethel Marshall's fifth and
sixth graders have decorated the
display case in the lower hall with
a map showing the sports antl
some other things Michigan is important for. They are reading stofe
ies on Michigan history. They have
two maps of Michigan on bulletin
boards, one showing interesting
places   and   another  showing  the
■ Miss Doris Gerow'S sixth gradfe | state bird, tree,  animal,  flower,.
and flag. They also have maps of
Clare County.
Art Freel's sixth grade class is
arranging exhibits of industries in
Michigan on the blackboard with
colored Chalk. Students are also
"writing a story about each industry.
Mr. George Perry's and Mr.
Wayne Patterson's junior ' high
classes are decorating the bulletin
boards with the industries and
points of interest of Michigan. The
eighth grade visited the Paris Fish
Hatchery recently.
Mrs. Gravelle's eighth _ grade
class members are decorating the
bulletin board land writing themes
about Michigan.
Mrs. Myrtie Bowerman's American literature classes are collecting stories, songs and poems of
Michigan pioneers in keeping with
"Our Heritage Day". Local and
family stories are particularly
welcome. One group is finishing
a"* literary map of Michigan to be'
left for future classes.
Some are also collecting pictures
and newspaper clippings of historical and literary interest in Clare
and central Michigan. They also
plan to exhibit old equipment used
by Michigan t lumberjack^ and
pioneer housewives.
Little League
Tryouts
Tryouts for Little League Baseball are set for Saturday, May 14,
at the Clare Public School playground.
• Eight to ten year old boys may
come from 10 a.m. that day, and
eleven to twelve year Olds may
come at 2 p.m.
Any boys in the Clare area that
extends south to the Weidmani
Road, north to the Cornwell road,
West to the Gut Lake road, and
East to the Loomis road, may try
out for league play.
The sponsors organization for
the league is almost complete, and
funds collected for the purchase
of uniforms and equipment.
Assembly Of
20th District
Rebekahs Here
Graduation ceremonies for senior class students of three
Clare county high schools, and for all rural school eighth
graders are set for the coming weeks beginning with May
18. A total of 227 graduates will receive their diplomas according to information from school administrators at Clare,
Farwell, Harrison, and the county school board.        '   '
Programs for the exercises have been completed with
music," speakers and special events announced. -
Crawford
Sets New.
Mile Record
The Pioneer tracksters traveled
to St. Louis on Tuesday, May 10,
for the seasons's first Conference
track meet. St. Louis won the
meet with 88 points followed by
l Shepherd 32, Ithaca 31 11/12. Clare
2l7/8, Durand 17 11/24, Chesaning
'9%,
Joe Crawford, running the mile,
set a. new school and conference
record covering the time in 4:48
flat breaking his old record of
4:49.6.
. Nard Robinette tied for first
place in ithe meet and set a new
school record leaping 5 ft, 6%
i inches. Chuck "Ruby finished sec-
One   hundred    and    twenty-five j 0nd in the 220 yard dash, and also
Rebekahs assembled in the Clare' crossed the finish line third in the
I.O.O.F. Hall Thursday, May 5, to 100 yard dash.
attend   the   Rebekah   Association . Larry Seiter finished 4th in the
Meeting of District No. 20. Guests ^ yard dash> Clark Kinsey an.
were   present   from   Lansmg,   St.iished gth in the shot put and Don
Louis. Midland, Ashley, Bannister,
and Evart, Baldwin, Ionia, representing five districts.
The Clare Rebekahs as the hostess lodge, opened with a model
session, Mrs. Patsy Schlafley,
noble grand, with all officers except one present. Mrs. Florence
Irwin, served as junior past noble
grand, ...
District bfficers presented, and
escorted to their stations were
Mrs. Mildred Bowers, Coleman,
president; Mrs. Eva Schlafley,
Clare, vice president; Mrs. Valera
Schadd, Shepherd, secretary; Mrs.
Clara Doser, Gladwin, treasurer, *
Rebekah Assembly officers pre-
Hanel and Carl Schaaf finished 4th
in their respective heats
Accidents
Give Police
Busy Weekend
Clare   City  Police  hare  had  a
busy week of it.
On Sunday, they picked up two
traffic violators. The first one at
sentedlnd givenlhe honors* of the *'>& in the morning, was a head
degree   were    Mrs.    Helen    Hill,! °? „ ™™h near  the   Speedway* 79
Ionia,    president;    Mrs.    Phyllis,Nation, on West US-10,
Bromley, Baldwin, vice president;
Mrs. Eleanor Lehr, chaplain. Past
presidents of District 20 introduced
were: Mrs.. Marie Smith, Mrs.
Catherine Johnson,, Weidnian;
Mrs. Maude Hann, Mrs. Lura
Tripp, Shepherd; Mrs. Edna Laverty, Farwell; Mrs. Verna Moore,
Coleman; Mrs. Fannie Yeoman,
Mrs. Margaret Irwin, and Mrs. Alba Hewlett, Clare. All officers,]
Were presented with a gift and
corsage from 'the hostess lodge
and district.
The   address   of   welcome   was
Raymond A. Webster, of Saginaw, was- driving on the wrong
side of the highway, police said,
and collided with a car driven by
Roger E. Mobley, of Evar.t.
Webster was arrested on a driving under the influence of alcohol
charge, and taken before . Judge
William B. Dunlop. There be was
assessed $60 in Tine and costs, and
surrended his license to ■ the
Court.
While the wrecker-truck was
towing the cars into a repair shop,
— . ,,.i * „ • i one of the. autos came loose on
given by Mrs. Dons Mitchell, vice; Fourt]l street and smashed into
grand, of Glare. The president ap
pointed her coihmittees for the
day, selected from the representatives of the lodges in the district,
noble and Vice grands.
The reports of the lodges were
given by the noble grands; and the
vice grands take back the report
to their lodges. All lodges in the
district are very active, With gains
in membership, and serving their
communities with hospital bed
program, blood donors, and contributing to all Rebekah projects.
The invitation to meet with Gladwin in 1956 was accepted. Mrs.
Bromley, vice president of the
Assembly, stated that the date had
been set for April 9.
District officers were elected for
the coming year: Mrs. Eva Schlafley, president; Mrs. Schadd, vice
president; "Mrs. Doser, secretary;
and the new officer, Mrs. Leta
Parks, of Weidman, as treasurer.
Mrs. Parks also had the honor to
receive a- Certificate of Perfection
for the Unwritten Work.
A very delicious ham dinner was
served the group at noon, in the
Congregational Church parlors, in
an efficient manner by Circle V
of the Womens' Fellowship. Tables
Were attractive with floral arrangements of pansies and similar
flowers. Place cards were colorful, and made by the Rebekah
committee. District officers, Assembly Officers and the Clare officers were placed at the head
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James Tatman
Death Mourned
James A. Tatman, for 17 years
a clerk at the Hotel Doherty, died
Monday, May 2, after months of
poor health.
He was born in Clare on December 26, 1883, and attended high
school here. Mr. Tatman was in
the grocery business with his
father for a number of years, then
took a job in Owosso.
Several years later he moved to
Los Angeles, California, where he
managed a wholesale market. He
returned to Clare at the time of
his father's death.
Khho°Svfearthe ^ ""^ *^\i^^?^T^S&
There willbe a panel discussion .Funeral Home
of parents and teachers using as.    He is  survived by his wi e;   a
their   topic   "Reporting   to   Par-  daughter, Mrs  Mary Elizabeth La-
ents"   This should prove very in-' Fetra, of Glendora, California; two
terestine and it is- hoped a lange  grandchildren,    Sarah-  Lynn   and
group -wiBL be ih attendance. .Larry LaFetra,  of Glendora;   and
The High School chorus, under  two- sisters, Miss Elva Tatman, of
the direction of Miss Nancy Keller. Baltimore,-   Maryland,    and    Mrs.
..will render some numbers for the'' Aline Andrus, of Clare;  and sev-
|-musieal portion of the program.      eral cousins. •
PTA Sets
Last Meeting
The  Clare P. T.  A. will meet
Monday  evening,  May 16 fa the ^^
Multi-purpose room  at tlie  High .
School for the last meeting of- the' Funeral
Brewer's Implement Store, breaking in the front.
Sunday afternoon, Police gave
Richard J, McNerney, 26, of Mt.
Pleasant, a reckless driving ticket,
after they stopped him going 80
miles ah hour in a 35 mile zone on
North McEwan.
He plead guilty in Judge Dun-
lop's Municipal court, and paid
$35 in fine and costs.
Last week Thursday, police arrested Mrs. Ruth K. Brant, of
Lake, on a reckless driving charge
on South McEwan. She paid $29
fine and costs in Judge Dunlop's
court.
On Tuesday this week, Clare officers investigated another accident on West US-10. Josephine
Smith, of Sanford, stopped for a
handcar.,.at th"e railroad crossing,
and Alvin W. Fieldman,, of* Saginaw, smashed into the rear of the
Smith car. Damage to both cars
was slight. .
Coming up first is the annual
County rural school's eighth grade
graduation ceremony, scheduled
for May 18, at 8 pjtn, in the Clare
High School auditorium; Rev.
Charles Malson of the Brown Corners United Brethren church Will
speak on "Decisions."        **-
Robert Carter, president of the
Clare county school board will
present diplomas ■ to over 6Q
eighth graders.
Special music will be furnished
by a girl's chorus from Randall,
Redher. Brown, and Dover-schools*
and Edith Colmus, of the Randall,
will sing.
Two former rural school
graduates will he honored at
the ceremony. Acting as jusb-
•ers will be Ge raldlne Sunday,
of the Brown school, Mary
Hoag, of Redner, and Darlene
Gruno and.Esther Reynolds,
both.of West Grant. *Eaey are
seventh graders.
Outdoor Commencement exercises are planned at Clare Public
Schools, if the weather cooperated
Commencement is set for June 3.
at the Athletic Field, at 8 p-nt.
In event of rain, the seniors'will
move inside to the auditorium,
and attendance will be on an invitation.and ticket basis,
64 C. H. S. graduates will hear
Dr. James W . Bushong, superintendent of Grosse Pointe schools
speak on "To The Future", The
high school band will play if commencement is held out of dbqrs^
During the exercises there •will
be a presentation of the Senior
Class memorial. Earl I^byy, board
of edacatioh *t.reasar»egf" has #M>*
named to receive the memorial
from Senior Class President Don
Squires.
Attorney Harold Hughes, president of the board of education,
Will present the diplomas.
Baccalaureate will. be held at
the auditorium on Sunday, May
29. Rev. Fr. J. I. Sruba, of St.
Cecilia's will give the sermon.
Farwell high school commerfce-
ment exercises will ibe held May
27 at the high school gym, at 8
p m.
Commencement speaker will
be Dr. Guy H. Hill, of Michigan State College. D 3-1 © n
Brow, school board treasurer,
will present the diplomas to
the 40 graduates. There will be
special music from the Boys
Chorus and the Glee Club.
Baccalaureate will be May 22.
Rev . Leslie J. Nevins of Clare,
Will be the speaker.
Harrison's Baccalaureate will be
held May 22 at the United Brethren Church, at 8 p.m., witli Rev,
Burke giving the sermon.
Then on May 25, Commencement
will be held, with Dr. Lawrence
Taylor of Hillsdale college as main
speaker. The ceremony is set for
8 p. m. in the high school auditorium. Edmund Woods, president of
the school board, will present the
43 diplomas. The high school band
will furnish the music.
Accident Fatal
To 3-Year-Old
Three-year-old Larry Benchley, '■
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bench**
ley, of Marion, died ih Mercy Hospital at Cadillac, Friday, May 6, a
short time after he was run over"
by a loaded Stoneboat at the family farm-
The Benchleys were former residents of Clare, and moved to
Marion last fall. Mr, and Mrs,
Kenneth Benchley of Clare, and
Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Thomas,
of Hope, are the grandparents o£
the child.
Larry was born in Clare county
November 27, 1951. He is survived
by his parents and two little sisters, Connie, 2, and Joan, 1 year
old, and his grandparents.
. Funeral services were held from
the uFosnaught Funeral Home in
Marion on Monday, May 9 at 2
p.m., the Elder *H. R. Kehney of
the Adventist church officiating. •
Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Farm NeWs
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